He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who accommodates his views to public opinion.]

To eat off another man's plate. [To live an another's expense.]

Many have an irresistible itch for writing.

Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.

One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others.

But who guards the guardians?

Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.